Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in September 2026, as compared to August 2026, increased by 0.5% on average. Consumer prices in September 2026, as compared to September 2025, increased by 5.2% on average. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: garments; vegetables, tubers and pulses; fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment; shoes and other footwear; solid fuels; milk, other dairy products and eggs; non-durable household goods; fruits and nuts. Consumer prices in period January-September 2026 compared to the same period of previous year, were higher for 3.7% in average.

Observing the main groups by purpose of consumption, in September 2026 as compared to August 2026, monthly increase of prices was noticed in the following groups: Clothing and footwear (4.3%); Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.9%); Transport (0.8%); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.6%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (0.5%); Health (0.4%); Education services (0.2%); Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services (0.2%); Information and communication (0.1%), while decrease of prices was recorded in the following groups: Restaurants and accommodation services (-2.2%); Recreation, sport and culture (-0.2%); Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (-0.1%).

Prices of other products and services mostly remained unchanged.